Difficulties removing the "Read-only" attribute off of files contanied on Memorex DVD+RDL

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Can't remove read-only attribute off of files contained on Memorex DVD+RDL for purposes of deleting them.

When attempting, receive the following error: An error occurred applying attributes to the file: D:<filename> etc... Access is denied.

The offered options are either "Ignore", Ignore All", "Retry", or "Cancel".

Upon selecting the "Ignore" option, the check for the Read-only box becomes un-checked, but only momentarily. Upon then attempting to delete the file, receive the same error & the read-only check-box is re-checked
 
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It's easy to tell if you can modify files on a disk or not. If the disk is simple a -R or a...
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Thank you both for your responses

Disc is a DVD+RDL, & upon further research (thanks for link sincreator) it's looking like it's a once-only recording disc

@USAFRet: Sorry, but not sure what you mean by DVD being 'Finalized' or how to check if it has or has not. BTW, not interested in saving or retaining any of the files on disc; just trying to entirely remove them all (over 8 gigs of data) to have a clean/available disc

1st time user of this forum; very impressed. Had responses before even confirming email. Thanks

Don't know if it's customary to post my responses to submitted responses within this particular format or if the etiquette is to reply with the private message link. If etiquette is the latter, I will adjust in future posts
 
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When you write files to a DVD, you are given the option of 'Finalize', or 'Leave it open for further writes'

Finalize means you can't write to it anymore, or change any attributes on it.
'Leave it open' means you can add further files. But that disk may not be readable on another drive/system.

If that disk is write once, then it is done. You cannot write anything else to it. If you don't need it/want it anymore, run it through the shredder and buy some new ones.

For replies, it is generally better to reply within the thread (as we've done here), as opposed to a PM. Let the whole community benefit from and contribute to the comments.
 
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Looking like a write-once type of disc. Will probably have to acquire new one

Was just going through old CD's/DVD's without inscriptions & clearing them up for future usage when I encountered this issue. Upon discovering the storage capacity of the DVD-RDL, wanted to see if it was at all salvageable. I can see now that it's not

Thanks again. Will definitely be utilizing forum in future
 
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It's easy to tell if you can modify files on a disk or not. If the disk is simple a -R or a +R, it is Read only. You can write once to it and that's it, the files are not modifiable. If the disk is a -RW, that's a Read/Write disk, you can change the conetent on it. That RDL is a Write-Once Dual Layer which means it has about 8 GB of storage space but you can't modify the files on it. You can use the disk again if it's not finalized though even if you can't change he existing files. It basically burns the disk again with new files but does not delete the space used by old files. So if you have 7 GB of files on the disk, you only have another 1GB of space, if the disk is not finalized. If you only have 1 GB of space used, you have 7 GB you can still use. If you had a RW disk, you can format the disk again and use all of it's capacity.
 
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